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The aim of this paper is to analyse the proposed regulation for the prevention of online terrorist content from the perspective of the current legal framework, including the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and the accompanying CJEU case law.

We join the eight Member States that wrote to the European Commission and the Austrian Presidency asking to take into account input from stakeholders, including civil society. The “compromises” presented by the Austrian Presidency fail to solve the fundamental concerns of the “e-evidence” proposals.

The undersigned organisations are dedicated to protecting fundamental human rights, including the right to freedom of expression and information, both online and offline. We urge Members of the European Parliament and Member State representatives to significantly amend the ‘Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online’ to bring it in line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and to propose evidence-based measures that can better achieve the Regulation’s stated goals.

On 19 November 2018, CDT joined 53 NGOs in signing an open letter highlighting ongoing concerns with the proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. The letter is addressed to Member State representatives ahead of the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) on 23 November.

On 12 September 2018, the European Parliament adopted its position on the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (DSM). CDT continues to believe Article 13 and corresponding recitals should be deleted altogether as they seriously risk impacting users’ freedom of expression online.

In September, the European Parliament adopted its position on the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the DSM. Member States and Parliament unfortunately opted to maintain the introduction of a new ancillary copyright for press publishers. “Trilogue” negotiations have now begun amongst representatives from the EU institutions, with the aim of reaching a final text that can be agreed upon by both Parliament and Council. In the spirit of constructive feedback and compromise, we’d like to propose amendments and recommendations that aim at preserving the open nature of the internet.

Dear Member of the European Parliament, CDT is deeply concerned about the filtering obligations that Article 13 of the DSM Copyright Directive proposal imposes on internet platforms, and its consequential impact on society at large.

CDT recently joined in signing an open letter addressed to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) calling for Article 3 on Text and Data Mining (TDM) to be updated to reflect Europe’s AI ambitions. As it currently stands, Article 3 would prevent many researchers and entrepreneurs from effectively using the tools they need to innovate.

This paper sets out CDT’s views on the European Commission’s E-Evidence proposals. Immediately after the proposals were published, we posted a set of blogs about the proposals, and this paper builds on the views expressed in these blogs by incorporating additional ideas and analysis.

CDT welcomes the opportunity to contribute the observations below in support of the ongoing preparation of a 2nd Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention. The advance of technology means that law enforcement entities investigating a crime in one county are increasingly seeking data held by a communications service provider in another country. CDT continues to urge that human rights considerations guide cross-border data demands.